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Configure the target cloud in two ways: via the UI or via API functions.
To configure the target cloud via the UI, open the ACP. In the right part of the page, above the client list, click the Manage Clouds button. The page displays information about the target clouds. Use the available commands in the Actions menu to configure clouds. To add a cloud, click Add below the table with the list of target clouds.
Select the Alibaba cloud type.
Fill in the fields on the Basic Parameters tab by providing information about the cloud configuration. Click "?" for field tips.
The table below provides a normative mapping between UI field labels and API parameter names used by Hystax Acura during cloud discovery, replication, and recovery workflows.
| Field name in UI / API | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
Cloud name /name |
The cloud name as displayed in the UI. The name must be unique. | test_cloud |
Access key ID /access_key_id |
Access key ID paired with the secret access key used to authenticate API requests. You can find it in the Alibaba Cloud console by hovering over your avatar and selecting AccessKey. | CBAI5… |
Secret Access Key /secret_access_key |
The secret credential paired with the access key ID, used to authenticate cloud API requests. | CBAI5t… |
Region /region_name |
Region for resource creation and operations. Must match Alibaba’s region identifiers (e.g., westeurope, eastus). Find a list of region IDs in Alibaba’s documentation. |
eu-west-1a |
Cloud Agent image ID /cloud_agent_image_name |
Identifier of the image used to deploy the cloud agent. | Acura |
Security group /security_group |
The ID of the Acura security group you create earlier. Cloud Agents are created in this security group. Make sure it allows the Acura controller to connect to the Cloud Agent. | default |
Availability zone /availability_zone |
The availability zone where all resources are created. | default |
vSwitch ID /vswitch_id |
The vSwitch ID that the Acura instance is connected to. Cloud Agents are deployed in this network. | Acura-vnet/default |
| Replication storage type / - |
Choose storage type to use for replicated data. Migration and recovery from cloud-native block storage is fastest, but the other storage types can be cheaper. Detailed description. | Cloud-native block storage |
If necessary, add information about additional parameters. To do this, go to the Additional Parameters tab, select the required parameter, and enter its value. The tooltip system works similarly to the Basic Parameters tab. Description of additional parameters:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Cloud agent flavor | Flavor to use for the cloud agent instances |
| Cloud agent flavor requirements | Requirements for cloud agent flavor in JSON format, for example: {"cpu": "value", "ram": "value", "hdd": "value"} |
| Cloud agent security group | Security group used by Cloud Agents |
| Cloud site replications launch timeout (minutes) | Timeout for a launch of replications during Cloud Site creation (in minutes) |
| Cloud site replications timeout (minutes) | Timeout for a replications during Cloud Site creation (in minutes) |
| Cloud site timeout | Cloud site creation timeout in minutes |
| Enable ransomware protection | Detect and suspend machines with abnormally large incremental replication size to mitigate possible ransomware impact. |
| Key pair name | Key pair name to access the cloud agent |
| Ransomware protection threshold | Ransomware protection threshold (in percent). Defines the maximum permissible size of incremental replication relative to the latest full backup. Exceeding this threshold triggers automatic machine suspension. |
| Replicated volume performance level | Performance level for volumes of replicated VMs |
| Replicated volume type | Default volume type used to create volumes for replicated VMs |
| Send replication data to cloud agent directly | Check this box to send replication data directly to cloud agent, it can increase replication speed. |
| Set default tag | Tag created resources with provided tag name |
| Use https server on cloud agent | When this option is enabled, the cloud agent starts with an https server. This option will not be applied to existing agents, only to new ones. |
| Use public IP for cloud agent | Cloud Agent will be created with public IP and Acura will use public IP to connect to Cloud Agent |
Click the Save button. The solution checks the entered data for correctness. If an error occurs, a notification appears.